Where does “remivagus” come from?

remivagus (Latin) comes from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

remivagus (Latin): oar-wafted, impelled by oars

Definitions

  1. oar-wafted, impelled by oars

Ancestry of “remivagus”, step by step

remivagus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
2Proto-Italicwagos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

via Latin rēmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēmus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →